Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He must have picked it up from among the sawn logs in store for fuel .
2 And erm erm the tailors would come when they wanted to do any pressing of seams , or anything , and they would take the goose iron , and put it in on of the , what we call press cloths , that we pressed the And then they would douse it in the bucket of water , to get it the right heat , to start , so a cloud of steam went up .
3 So bringing you back to after the war , er how did the business continue er then or for , from that time forward ?
4 The one that she had at the pool she threw on the swimming pool floor in disgust cos I put her back in the carrycot thing Yeah Ev Evelyn was saying oh will I , she said will you see me back er she said will I see you back in in the twos group ?
5 Alison had seized hold of Franca 's long plait of dark hair and drawn it out from behind the chair .
6 People 's gon na be sending them in with with the dog
7 ‘ I stayed up all night to cheer him on to in the presidential election .
8 If you are to lay bricks or paviors in sand , then a more permanent edging has to be provided to hold the sand in place , otherwise rain would soon wash it out from under the bricks , and destroy the path .
9 Then he pulled himself out from under the rugs , feeling ashamed , and walked over to where the bank was free of weeds .
10 And as she pulled it out from between the stems the little rose-bowl motif in the corner of the envelope seemed to spring out at her , drying her mouth in trepidation .
11 Round , you know , to keep it up off off the ground , and to keep it aired .
12 Now , this might sound silly , but people do do it , when leaving your name for someone to call you back from outside the press , please leave them your full name , that 's your surname as well as your first name , and your extension number .
13 She eased herself out from under the duvet , reaching for her heavy wool man 's dressing gown and tying it firmly around her , crossed to the window .
14 Then they greased his leg before easing it out from between the railings .
15 The boats were sparkling with the glitter of the ‘ caller ou , ’ as our fishwives call them ; and busily the men were throwing them out from among the nets into the creels , while the shore was lined by brawny-armed women clothed in waterproof aprons , who with marvellous rapidity were gutting the fish , and packing them in barrels with abundance of salt between each layer .
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